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Layers sometimes unavailable (disabled)?

Hello y’all.

I cannot seem to find an answer to this. I am working on a mesh, which has been divided to level 6, and worked on for a few hours. I’m not sure why, but the Tools.Layers functionality has become disabled (grayed out completely).

Have I done something to cause this? It is unavailable at all geometry levels.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.

Layers are basically a form of morph target. What you’re describing is typically caused by doing something that changes the point count of the model after having created layers. For example, if you create a layer and then partially divide the model or split parts of it off.

Thanks Aurick. I did divide the geometry on a part of the mesh somewhere in there.

Is there any way to get back the ability to use layering now? It would be nice if there was a “reset layers” or something capability.

Just a thought.

Go to level 1 and export that. Then select the Polymesh 3D tool (the star) and import it again. Divide it to have the number of levels that your original model had. You’ll now be able to use layers again.

If you had details that were sculpted on the higher levels in the original mesh, then append the new one to the original and use Tool>SubTool>Project All to copy the details to your new version. Then you can delete the original.

A better way is to export level 1 and also export the highest level. then go to polymesh 3d and load level 1. then divide up to the higher level you exported and import the high poly obj.
this way you avoid having to project which doesn’t always turn out so good.